Where does “köysiviiva” come from?
köysiviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish köysi, from Proto-Finnic keüci, from Proto-Uralic kewδe.
köysiviiva (Finnish): catenary
Ancestry of “köysiviiva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | köysi | rope |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keüci | rope |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kewδe | — |